The Board of Scientific Counselors

At a glance

  • The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) acts as an advisory board to the National Center for Health Statistics.
  • The BSC provides guidance on statistical and epidemiological research with a focus on program goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities.
  • Access resources that detail the important work they do to guide health policy.
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Purpose

The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC or the Board) provides technical advice to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). BSC members make recommendations about NCHS program goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities to—

  • The Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services
  • The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • The Director of the National Center for Health Statistics

The Board provides guidance on statistical and epidemiological research and activities that focus on various health issues.

In addition, the Board makes recommendations about opportunities for NCHS programs to examine and employ new approaches to monitoring and evaluating public health, health policy, and welfare policy changes.

The Board may provide second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for grants-in-aid for research/demonstration and training activities.

Members will be responsible for surveying the state-of-the-art of their respective disciplines. They will report, as appropriate, to the full Board and recommend workshops to educate or update all board members.

Resources

  • Review the BSC Charter to learn about the Board's objectives, scope of activities, description of duties, and more.
  • Access BSC meeting materials, including agendas, minutes, and presentations

Meet the BSC members‎

Learn about the BSC members who provide guidance on scientific and technical program goals and objectives.
Meet the Board

BSC recommendation letters

CDC Response – Recommendation to Share Generative Artificial Intelligence Information with Public Health Organizations (01/04/2024)

Letter to CDC – Recommendation to Share Generative Artificial Intelligence Information with Public Health Organizations (09/26/2023)

Letter to NCHS Director – Recommendations on Measures of Discrimination for Use in NCHS Surveys (11/30/2022)

Letter to NCHS Director – Recommendations on Use of Panel Survey Data by NCHS – Redacted with Findings (06/06/2022)

Response from HHS Secretary – Recommendations on Mortality Data Reporting (10/25/2021)

Letter to HHS Secretary – Recommendations on Mortality Data Reporting (06/11/2021)

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